Want to coach soccer someday? Put your fouling shoes on!

Sep 10, 2010, 4:49 PM UTC

OK, maybe there’s a little more to it. But as I was looking at some numbers for Friday SI.com piece, I came across Major League Soccer’s all-time leaders in fouls committed. Sure enough, there are some guys on the list who would pull over and get out of their car just to hack away at someone on a roadside construction crew.

Here’s the list (with player, last team, games, fouls)

Jesse Marsch Chivas USA 321 477
Chris Henderson New York 317 474
Carey Talley DC United 313 462
Richie Williams New York 216 451
Diego Gutierrez Chicago 276 443
Ben Olsen DC United 221 436
Chris Armas Chicago 264 430
Pablo Mastroeni Colorado 278 426
Jason Kreis RSL 305 425
Jay Heaps N. England 314 413

Click forward to see at where these hackey cats are today.

Marsch is an assistant on Bob Bradley’s staff. Henderson – a fleet winger in his day and a surprise on the naughty list – is Seattle’s technical director. Carey Talley is still kicking shins and taking names at RFK.

Richie Williams is an assistant at New York who will surely get his chance at a top job sooner or later. Diego Gutierrez? Not sure. Help me out on that one if you can, please.

Ben Olsen is trying to pull D.C. United out of the ditch as interim manager at RFK. Chris Armas is a teacher and coach at St. Anthony’s High School on Long Island, near the area where he grew up.

Mastroeni is enjoying a great season at Colorado. Look for him to lap some of the others on the list, and quite soon. Word to anyone playing the Rapids: “Get the ball off your foot!”

Jason Kreis, the youngest MLS coach to win a league crown, is in the business of accumulating Ws at Real SaltLake. And, as they say, business is booming!

And Jay Heaps is working as an analyst as a member of the fourth estate. Good move, Jay. The pay ain’t as good … but the job security is a little bit better.

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